A Neon Sign: "Luna's Place": Part Two
by Miss_Laddy
Luna leaned tiredly over the counter of the Slushie Shop. IcyNeka, the Eyrie that owner the shop, was out buying ingredients for her newest slushie recipe.
While reading the Neopian Times, she flipped to the Terror Mountain News page. In a corner was a small ad, "Cooking contest". At first, Luna didn't pay any attention to it, but when she found out the prize was 10000 NP plus a mystery item, she couldn't resist. She only needed 8000 NP more to open "Luna's Place" and the extra NP would help buy a home of her own or eventually built her little room attached to the main bar.
The mystery item could be very valuable, so she could sell it and buy silverware, plates, pots and pans and so on for her bar.
"Romano!" she called excitedly.
"What?" the antisocial fire Lupe came from the kitchen. "Is this place going to be shut down by health inspectors?"
Luna glared.
"No, but look: a way to build the bar!"
Romano's eyes swept over the writing.
"You're not a master chef, you know!" Romano replied, wanting to return to the kitchen.
"No, but I DO have an excellent recipe for Chocolate Snow Slushie, wich is sure to win!"
Romano looked at Luna as if she were crazy.
"You can't POSSIBLY think you'll win that thing!" he yelled.
"Of course, piece of cake!" Luna said, then smirked. "Ge it? Cooking contest? Piece of cake?"
"I get it, but you don't! There's gonna be some though competition there! You won't win with some slushie recipe!"
Romano stormed out.
"I will too!" Luna yelled once more.
The competition was in two weeks, that gave Luna enough time to fix up the bugs in her slushie and add new aromas. It was a time-comsuming task, but she managed to finish "training".'
She turned up one hour early at the giant hall the contest would take place. The bag with ingredients seemed heavier and heavier. She found her table, number 52. Unpacking the stuff, she could notice a snobby-looking striped Kau next to her. On her other side, a poor red Lupe that probably signed up for some extra NP.
The judges announced the contest starting. Luna raced to mix the ingredients and believe me, using those things they give you at cooking contests isn't very hygenic.
Somewhere between openning the jar of snow and blending the chocolate and vanilla flowers, her table shook.
"What's going--" Luna's sentance was interrupted by the table collapsing.
The blender stopped and a crack showed on it.
"Oh no!" Luna picked up the liquid inside it and poured it into an empty bowl. Glaring around agressively, she could see the Kau and a glowing Korbat snickering one at the other.
"Are you alright?" a soft voice asked, interrupting Luna's revenge plots.
"What?" Luna asked, not taking her eyes off the two.
"I can see you have some trouble, so I'd like you to take this--" Luna turned with her teeth showing at the bright red Lupe. She was holding out a blender. "I don't need it."
Luna was shocked. Was she giving her the blender?
"I don't need it, take it." she said smiling.
When Luna didn't react, the Lupe put the blender on the floor and retreated at her own table.
The white Lupess picked up the table and used the blender to finish her recipe.
The contest was over and the judges were walking around the tables, judging.
"So, who are you?" Luna asked.
"I'm Sariel Coldfyre. Call me sari!" she cheerfully extended a paw.
"I'm Luna McSilver. Nice to meet you." Luna whispered, just as the judges stopped at her table.
The results came fast: that snobby Kau was in first place, Sari was in second and Luna was fourth. Luna had only got 2500 NP and a Christmas Dogglefox.
"If only that Kau hadn't collapsed the table on my vanilla flower!" Luna thought angrily. She closed her eyes and tilt her head back. Openning her eyes again, she noticed something that made her somewhat proud.
"That's it!" she dashed towards the security room.
***
And first prize goes t--" the judge, a fat Kacheek, was going to award the Kau, but he was interrupted by Luna's pants and yells.
"I have *pant* proof that *pantpant* she's a cheater!" everybody gasped at Luna's words. "She hired someone to sabotage everybody's recipes!"
The judge glared fiercely at the white Lupe.
"This better be good!" he growled.
"It is!" Luna said with a serious look on her face.
After five extremely long minutes in the next room, Luna and the judge came out with different expressions on their faces. Luna seemed cheerful while the judge angry.
And where do you put that the Kau (or the Korbat) stole ingredients from every single table, so the recipes would fail!
"First prize goes to miss McSilver, who so kindly made a sample of her slushie for me, using all necessary ingredients. She gets ten thousand Neopoints, a scatchcard plus the 2500 NP and the Dogglefox she had previously won because of unmasking that crook!" he pointed a shaky hand at the snobby Kau.
"And Sari gets second place!" Luna yelled excited.
Later...
Sari, Luna and the little Christmas Dogglefox sat at the Slushie Shop, celebrating.
"Now I'll be able to open "Luna's Place"!" she yelled, raising in the air a slushie.
"To Luna's!" Sari yelled, smiling broadely.
"By the way, Sari..." Luna glared towards Sariel. "How would you feel about a job? As a waitress, nothing special, but at least you'll have money to feed yourself!"
Sari was silent.
"I'm not the only one I've got to feed." she finally said. "Our owner bailed out on me and my siblings a very long time ago...Lily and I are the only ones old enough to work. Bo and Moni are roughly month-olds."
Luna's smile disappeared.
"Then you'll feed yourself AND you siblings." she muttered.
"By the way, when will the bar open?" Romano asked.
To Be Continued...
Luna leaned tiredly over the counter of the Slushie Shop. IcyNeka, the Eyrie that owner the shop, was out buying ingredients for her newest slushie recipe.
While reading the Neopian Times, she flipped to the Terror Mountain News page. In a corner was a small ad, "Cooking contest". At first, Luna didn't pay any attention to it, but when she found out the prize was 10000 NP plus a mystery item, she couldn't resist. She only needed 8000 NP more to open "Luna's Place" and the extra NP would help buy a home of her own or eventually built her little room attached to the main bar.
The mystery item could be very valuable, so she could sell it and buy silverware, plates, pots and pans and so on for her bar.
"Romano!" she called excitedly.
"What?" the antisocial fire Lupe came from the kitchen. "Is this place going to be shut down by health inspectors?"
Luna glared.
"No, but look: a way to build the bar!"
Romano's eyes swept over the writing.
"You're not a master chef, you know!" Romano replied, wanting to return to the kitchen.
"No, but I DO have an excellent recipe for Chocolate Snow Slushie, wich is sure to win!"
Romano looked at Luna as if she were crazy.
"You can't POSSIBLY think you'll win that thing!" he yelled.
"Of course, piece of cake!" Luna said, then smirked. "Ge it? Cooking contest? Piece of cake?"
"I get it, but you don't! There's gonna be some though competition there! You won't win with some slushie recipe!"
Romano stormed out.
"I will too!" Luna yelled once more.
The competition was in two weeks, that gave Luna enough time to fix up the bugs in her slushie and add new aromas. It was a time-comsuming task, but she managed to finish "training".'
She turned up one hour early at the giant hall the contest would take place. The bag with ingredients seemed heavier and heavier. She found her table, number 52. Unpacking the stuff, she could notice a snobby-looking striped Kau next to her. On her other side, a poor red Lupe that probably signed up for some extra NP.
The judges announced the contest starting. Luna raced to mix the ingredients and believe me, using those things they give you at cooking contests isn't very hygenic.
Somewhere between openning the jar of snow and blending the chocolate and vanilla flowers, her table shook.
"What's going--" Luna's sentance was interrupted by the table collapsing.
The blender stopped and a crack showed on it.
"Oh no!" Luna picked up the liquid inside it and poured it into an empty bowl. Glaring around agressively, she could see the Kau and a glowing Korbat snickering one at the other.
"Are you alright?" a soft voice asked, interrupting Luna's revenge plots.
"What?" Luna asked, not taking her eyes off the two.
"I can see you have some trouble, so I'd like you to take this--" Luna turned with her teeth showing at the bright red Lupe. She was holding out a blender. "I don't need it."
Luna was shocked. Was she giving her the blender?
"I don't need it, take it." she said smiling.
When Luna didn't react, the Lupe put the blender on the floor and retreated at her own table.
The white Lupess picked up the table and used the blender to finish her recipe.
The contest was over and the judges were walking around the tables, judging.
"So, who are you?" Luna asked.
"I'm Sariel Coldfyre. Call me sari!" she cheerfully extended a paw.
"I'm Luna McSilver. Nice to meet you." Luna whispered, just as the judges stopped at her table.
The results came fast: that snobby Kau was in first place, Sari was in second and Luna was fourth. Luna had only got 2500 NP and a Christmas Dogglefox.
"If only that Kau hadn't collapsed the table on my vanilla flower!" Luna thought angrily. She closed her eyes and tilt her head back. Openning her eyes again, she noticed something that made her somewhat proud.
"That's it!" she dashed towards the security room.
***
And first prize goes t--" the judge, a fat Kacheek, was going to award the Kau, but he was interrupted by Luna's pants and yells.
"I have *pant* proof that *pantpant* she's a cheater!" everybody gasped at Luna's words. "She hired someone to sabotage everybody's recipes!"
The judge glared fiercely at the white Lupe.
"This better be good!" he growled.
"It is!" Luna said with a serious look on her face.
After five extremely long minutes in the next room, Luna and the judge came out with different expressions on their faces. Luna seemed cheerful while the judge angry.
And where do you put that the Kau (or the Korbat) stole ingredients from every single table, so the recipes would fail!
"First prize goes to miss McSilver, who so kindly made a sample of her slushie for me, using all necessary ingredients. She gets ten thousand Neopoints, a scatchcard plus the 2500 NP and the Dogglefox she had previously won because of unmasking that crook!" he pointed a shaky hand at the snobby Kau.
"And Sari gets second place!" Luna yelled excited.
Later...
Sari, Luna and the little Christmas Dogglefox sat at the Slushie Shop, celebrating.
"Now I'll be able to open "Luna's Place"!" she yelled, raising in the air a slushie.
"To Luna's!" Sari yelled, smiling broadely.
"By the way, Sari..." Luna glared towards Sariel. "How would you feel about a job? As a waitress, nothing special, but at least you'll have money to feed yourself!"
Sari was silent.
"I'm not the only one I've got to feed." she finally said. "Our owner bailed out on me and my siblings a very long time ago...Lily and I are the only ones old enough to work. Bo and Moni are roughly month-olds."
Luna's smile disappeared.
"Then you'll feed yourself AND you siblings." she muttered.
"By the way, when will the bar open?" Romano asked.
To Be Continued...